Body found at Magdalene Avenue

Forensics and police officers were in attendance on Magdalene Avenue on Friday after the body of a 39-year-old man was found in a property there in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers were called to a property in the Magdalene Avenue area of Edinburgh at around police 12.20am on Thursday, 13 July, 2023 following concern for an occupant.

“The ambulance service also attended and a 39-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

“The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing. “A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”